Billinge Hospital | |
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5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Billinge Higher End, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53°31′11″N 2°42′45″W / 53.51972°N 2.71250°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Services | |
Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
History | |
Opened | 1837 |
Closed | 2004 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
Billinge Hospital was a National Health Service facility in the Billinge Higher End district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It was managed by the 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust.
The hospital had its origins in the Wigan Poor Law Union Workhouse established in 1837.[2] This became the Frog Lane Public Assistance Institution in 1930.[3] After it joined the National Health Service in 1948, it became the Frog Lane Welfare Home and started specialising in the care of the elderly.[3] It became known as the Frog Lane Hospital before closing in 1970.[3]
Opened in 1968, Billinge Maternity Hospital was established on the site and served as the maternity facility for the surrounding areas.[4][5] In 2002 a group of women had their experiences of giving birth shown on Sky's Discovery Channel.[6] After services had been transferred to other facilities in the area, the maternity hospital closed in June 2004[7] and the buildings were demolished in 2016.[1] The site was subsequently developed for housing.[1]